Question

I think im gonna write 'googleisyourfriend.com' to all questions from now on
i don't get why posting a question for an answer when you can get the answer from google? they clearly don't want to take time and put effort and only then post a question where they have doubt regarding the topic and HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT IT AT LEAST
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Answer 1

also the policy of not giving direct answers is so not working hhh they still give direct answers and these brats =_= are also pretty rude

Answer 2

@Somy I totally agree. But I've seen some big changes since I became an Ambassador. Users stopped giving direct answers(just for a while) and then it became a big issue again. But if it keeps bothering you just report, and the moderators will take care of it themselves.

Answer 3

^ Agreed

Answer 4

yeah well
kidz these days.... im referring to the cheating ones hhh

Answer 5

There's kids everywhere. That will follow you, stalk you, cheat and etc. But still. Just report and I'm sure the moderators will handle it:)

Answer 6

yeah doin that *sigh*

Answer 7

Well, doing that could be spam

And some students are really looking for a tutor when it seems like they aren't =)

Answer 8

report....?
oh well after warnings and suspensions they doing same thing :(

Answer 9

i can see who whats to learn and who doesnt T_T coz i ask questions and make it stepwise and long
if they go along and participate - they want to learn/understand
if not
then obviously they want answer as soon as possible =_=

Answer 10

yes - that's a good procedure Sorny

Answer 11

thnx :3

Answer 12

I have become ''disillusioned'' by the whole idea of OS. Most of the people I find here aren't actually interested in learning anything. They just want answers for homework and tests. Not everyone, but most.

Answer 13

@Somy @Miracrown

From @shandelman , @cshalvey , and others two years ago, an interesting discussion on the same topic.
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"On one hand, I can see how this site can be useful for people who truly want to learn, but unfortunately, the vast majority of people are abusing the site.

Take a look at the Mathematics forum which has thousands of questions posted per day. The questions are posted verbatim, with no attempt to try the problem beforehand. These students are not interested in learning the material, they are interested in getting the answer to a specific question and moving on."

Continued at the link:

http://openstudy.com/users/shandelman#/updates/4ffde835e4b09082c06f36a8

Answer 14

@Directrix - Thanks for referring us to that link, very interesting discussion indeed.

Answer 15

http://giyf.com
shorter

Answer 16

lol ^^true story :P`

Answer 17

There's our path and their path. We get to slap them out of their path into ours, even if it takes some effort to give 'em a few punches. It's kind of exhausting sometimes being on this site, I feel ya, but on the other hand I know I have made an impact on some people's lives.

I almost flunked out of highschool and college, and I can honestly say it's because I believed I wasn't good enough to do what I wanted to do. Somehow I was able to figure out I was wrong on my own, but it took me a long time, a lot of time I won't get back actually. I got a C in a regular algebra class about 4 years ago in university and failed both chemistry and precalculus in highschool and I failed geometry in 8th grade.

I think if you could talk to everybody you would realize they enjoy learning, they just are conditioned to associate learning with this system of making good grades which completely ruins it. I think the older people get, the harder it is to reverse this kind of mentality. So don't get too exhausted about it, it's not these kids' fault they're like this.

Answer 18

yeah well that too is true :P
real life example are my own brothers -_-

Answer 19

but not all peoplez are same
in somehow they can realize that in the future ...............

Answer 20

yeah that would be good if they realize it on time :3

Answer 21

I agree that most people just want answers but we certainly should not give up on the site.

Answer 22

For some reason, I thought @sammixboo asked this question and oh! she is thomaster now!

Answer 23

She is Sammasterboo

Answer 24

One of the things Preetha likes to say is that this is a teaching moment. Those abuses are times where anyone can try to nudge the abusive user towards better use of the site and proper learning.

Answer 25

lol @GreenCat that link though.
lol you should definitely give them this link @Somy

http://giyf.com

Answer 26

GreenCat posted it earlier :P

Answer 27

@TheSmartOne I know right lol dont see other way out anymore

Answer 28

Uh, I just put the same website that Somy put. @TheSmartOne

Answer 29

lol

Answer 30

Oh
googleisyourfriend.com becomes giyf.com

lol